That’s the word from Fox chief Kevin Reilly, who spoke publicly for the first time about the mess creator Ryan Murphy stirred up a mess when he said he was dumping the show’s three top stars — via graduation — at the end of next season, only to recant and explain that they were headed for a spinoff series.

“It has taken on a little more heated momentum than it in fact is,” Reilly said of the publicity storm surrounding the fate of stars Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer. “This show is a big management undertaking. There are many successful shows on the air that have genuine controversy and fighting. That has really not been the case. It is a good group of people with (different) personalities. … This is something that was probably a two-day issue, that somehow it has taken on a bigger life.”

Reilly confirmed that Rachel, Finn and Kurt will indeed graduate at the end of the season and that a spinoff remains a possibility.

“We collectively decided to revisit (the spinoff) in the back half of the season when it should be visited,” he said. “It got out (in the media early) and then got a little bit crazy. … In the interim, we decided to really focus on this year.”

As for the creative direction of “Glee,” which received a good deal of critical abuse in Season 2, Reilly said producers are taking a “back-to-basics” approach.

“We’re focused on our core characters and relationships,” he said. “There aren’t going to be any big guest stars. There aren’t going to be any tribute episodes.”